Index

B

backup software, Third-Party Backup Utilities
cpio, Directory Backups
dump / restore, File System Backups
pax, Directory Backups
tar, Directory Backups
Basic Input/Output System (see BIOS)
BGP, Configuring a Router with Static Routes
binary compatibility
Linux, Welcome to FreeBSD!, Synopsis
BIND, Troubleshooting
BIOS, FreeBSD Boot Process
bits-per-second, Serial Terminology and Hardware
Bluetooth, Bluetooth
Bluetooth audio, Setting up Bluetooth Sound Devices
Boot Loader, FreeBSD Boot Process
Boot Manager, FreeBSD Boot Process, The Boot Manager
boot-loader, Stage Three
booting, Synopsis
bootstrap, Synopsis
Bourne shells, Shells
bridge, Bridging
browsers
web, Browsers
BSD Copyright, FreeBSD Project Goals
BSD Router, Who Uses FreeBSD?
bsdlabel, Emergency Recovery

D

dangerously dedicated, Disk Organization
DCE, Serial Terminology and Hardware
device nodes, Troubleshooting Sound
device.hints, Device Hints
DGA, Determining Video Capabilities
DHCP
configuration files, Configuring a DHCP Client, Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server
dhcpd.conf, Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server
diskless operation, Configuring the DHCP Server
installation, Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server
server, Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server
dial-in service, Dial-in Service
dial-out service, Dial-out Service
directories, Permissions
directory hierarchy, Directory Structure
Disk Labels, Labeling Disk Devices
Disk Mirroring, RAID1 - Mirroring
disk quotas, Resource Limits, Disk Quotas
checking, Enabling Disk Quotas, Checking Quota Limits and Disk Usage
limits, Setting Quota Limits
diskless operation, Diskless Operation with PXE
diskless workstation, Diskless Operation with PXE
disks
adding, Adding Disks
detaching a memory disk, Attaching and Detaching Existing Images
encrypting, Encrypting Disk Partitions
memory, Attaching and Detaching Existing Images
memory file system, Creating a File- or Memory-Backed Memory Disk
resizing, Resizing and Growing Disks
Django, Django
DNS, Hostnames, Advanced Configuration, Mail Components, Mail for a Domain, Domain Name System (DNS)
DNS Server, What Can FreeBSD Do?
Documentation (see Updating and Upgrading)
documentation package (see Updating and Upgrading)
DSP, Troubleshooting Sound
DTE, Serial Terminology and Hardware
DTrace, Synopsis
DTrace support (see DTrace)
dual homed hosts, Configuring a Router with Static Routes
dump, File System Backups
DVD
burning, Creating and Using DVD Media
DVD+RW, Using a DVD+RW
DVD-RAM, Using a DVD-RAM
DVD-RW, Using a DVD-RW
DVD-Video, Burning a DVD-Video
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (see DHCP)

E

editors, Text Editors
ee1, Text Editors
ee, Text Editors
electronic mail (see email)
ELF, Advanced Topics
branding, Advanced Topics
emacs, Text Editors
email, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Synopsis
change mta, Changing the Mail Transfer Agent
configuration, Basic Configuration
receiving, Mail Components
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting
embedded, What Can FreeBSD Do?
encodings, Using Localization
environment variables, Shells
ePDFView, ePDFView
execution class loader, Advanced Topics

F

failover, Link Aggregation and Failover
FEC, Link Aggregation and Failover
fetchmail, Using fetchmail
file permissions, Permissions
file server
UNIX clients, Network File System (NFS)
Windows clients, File and Print Services for Microsoft® Windows® Clients (Samba)
file systems
ISO 9660, Creating and Using CD Media, Writing Data to an ISO File System
Joliet, Writing Data to an ISO File System
mounted with fstab, The fstab File
mounting, Using mount(8)
snapshots, File System Snapshots
unmounting, Using umount(8)
File Systems, Synopsis
File Systems Support (see File Systems)
Firefox, Firefox
firewall, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Firewalls
IPFILTER, IPFILTER (IPF)
IPFW, IPFW
PF, PF
rulesets, Firewall Concepts
fonts
anti-aliased, Anti-Aliased Fonts
spacing, Anti-Aliased Fonts
TrueType, TrueType® Fonts
Fonts
LCD screen, Anti-Aliased Fonts
Free Software Foundation, A Brief History of FreeBSD, GNU Info Files
FreeBSD Project
development model, The FreeBSD Development Model
goals, FreeBSD Project Goals
history, A Brief History of FreeBSD
FreeBSD Security Advisories, FreeBSD Security Advisories
freebsd-update (see updating-upgrading)
FreeNAS, Who Uses FreeBSD?
FreshPorts, Finding Software
FTP
anonymous, Configuration
FTP servers, What Can FreeBSD Do?, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Fudo Security, Who Uses FreeBSD?
FuryBSD, Who Uses FreeBSD?

I

I/O port, Troubleshooting Sound
IEEE, Directory Backups
image scanners, Image Scanners
IMAP, Mail Components
init8, FreeBSD Boot Process, Last Stage
installation, Synopsis
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting
Intel i810 graphic chipset, Configuration with Intel® i810 Graphics Chipsets
internationalization (see localization)
Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
interrupt storms, System Hangs
IP aliases, Virtual Hosts
IP masquerading (see NAT)
IP subnet, Bridging
IPFILTER
enabling, Enabling IPF
kernel options, Enabling IPF
logging, IPF Logging
rule syntax, IPF Rule Syntax
statistics, Viewing IPF Statistics
ipfstat, Viewing IPF Statistics
IPFW
enabling, Enabling IPFW
kernel options, IPFW Kernel Options
logging, Logging Firewall Messages
rule processing order, IPFW Rule Syntax
rule syntax, IPFW Rule Syntax
ipfw, The IPFW Command
ipmon, IPF Logging
ipnat, Configuring NAT
IPsec, VPN over IPsec
AH, VPN over IPsec
ESP, VPN over IPsec
IRQ, Troubleshooting Sound
Isilon, Who Uses FreeBSD?
ISO 9660, Creating and Using CD Media
iXsystems, Who Uses FreeBSD?

K

KDE, What Can FreeBSD Do?, KDE
display manager, KDE
Kerberos5
configure clients, Configuring a Client to Use Kerberos
enabling services, Configuring a Server to Use Kerberos
external resources, Resources and Further Information
Key Distribution Center, Setting up a Heimdal KDC
limitations and shortcomings, Mitigating Kerberos Limitations
kern.cam.scsi_delay, SCSI_DELAY (kern.cam.scsi_delay)
kern.ipc.soacceptqueue, kern.ipc.soacceptqueue
kern.maxfiles, kern.maxfiles
kernel, FreeBSD Boot Process
boot interaction, Stage Three
bootflags, Last Stage
building / installing, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel
building a custom kernel, Synopsis
configuration, Setting Up the Sound Card
configuration file, The Configuration File
NOTES, The Configuration File
kernel options
COMPAT_LINUX, Configuring Linux® Binary Compatibility
IPFILTER, Enabling IPF
IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK, Enabling IPF
IPFILTER_LOG, Enabling IPF
IPFIREWALL, IPFW Kernel Options
IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE, IPFW Kernel Options
IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT, IPFW Kernel Options
IPSEC, VPN over IPsec
IPSEC_DEBUG, VPN over IPsec
MROUTING, Multicast Considerations
SCSI DELAY, SCSI_DELAY (kern.cam.scsi_delay)
keymap, Console Setup
KLD (kernel loadable object), Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
KMyMoney, KMyMoney
Konqueror, Konqueror

L

L2CAP, Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP)
LACP, Link Aggregation and Failover
lagg, Link Aggregation and Failover
language codes, Using Localization
LCD screen, Anti-Aliased Fonts
LCP, Configuring Dial-in Services
LDAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Security Settings
LDAP Server, Configuring an LDAP Server
LibreOffice, LibreOffice
limiting users, Configuring Login Classes
coredumpsize, Configuring Login Classes
cputime, Configuring Login Classes
filesize, Configuring Login Classes
maxproc, Configuring Login Classes
memorylocked, Configuring Login Classes
memoryuse, Configuring Login Classes
openfiles, Configuring Login Classes
quotas, Resource Limits
sbsize, Configuring Login Classes
stacksize, Configuring Login Classes
Linux, Network Information System (NIS)
ELF binaries, Installing Linux® ELF Binaries
Linux binary compatibility, Synopsis
livefs CD, Emergency Recovery
loadbalance, Link Aggregation and Failover
loader, Stage Three
loader configuration, Stage Three
locale, Using Localization, Setting Locale for Login Shell
localization, Synopsis
German, Additional Language-Specific Resources
Greek, Additional Language-Specific Resources
Japanese, Additional Language-Specific Resources
Korean, Additional Language-Specific Resources
Russian, Russian Language (KOI8-R Encoding)
Traditional Chinese, Additional Language-Specific Resources
log files
FTP, Configuration
log management, Log Management and Rotation
log rotation, Log Management and Rotation
login class, Setting Locale for Login Shell, Utilities Which Change Login Classes
ls1, Permissions

M

MAC, Synopsis
File System Firewall Policy, The MAC BSD Extended Policy
MAC Biba Integrity Policy, The MAC Biba Module
MAC Configuration Testing, Testing the Configuration
MAC Interface Silencing Policy, The MAC Interface Silencing Policy
MAC LOMAC, The MAC Low-watermark Module
MAC Multi-Level Security Policy, The MAC Multi-Level Security Module
MAC Port Access Control List Policy, The MAC Port Access Control List Policy
MAC Process Partition Policy, The MAC Partition Policy
MAC See Other UIDs Policy, The MAC See Other UIDs Policy
MAC Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting the MAC Framework
MacOS, Generating a Single One-time Password
mail host, Mail Components
mail server daemons
Exim, Mail Components
Postfix, Mail Components
qmail, Mail Components
Sendmail, Mail Components
Mail User Agents, Mail User Agents
Mandatory Access Control (see MAC)
manual pages, Manual Pages
Master Boot Record (MBR), FreeBSD Boot Process, The Boot Manager
McAfee, Who Uses FreeBSD?
mencoder, MPlayer and MEncoder
mfsBSD, Who Uses FreeBSD?
mgetty, Configuring Dial-in Services
Microsoft Windows, File and Print Services for Microsoft® Windows® Clients (Samba)
Microsoft Windows
device drivers, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
MidnightBSD, Who Uses FreeBSD?
MIME, Setting Locale for Login Shell
modem, Dial-in Service
mod_perl
Perl, mod_perl
mod_php
PHP, mod_php
mountd, Network File System (NFS)
moused, Console Setup
MPlayer, MPlayer and MEncoder
MS-DOS, Generating a Single One-time Password
multi-user mode, Multi-User Mode
multicast routing, Multicast Considerations
MX record, Mail Components, Troubleshooting, Basic Configuration

N

Nagios in a MAC Jail, Nagios in a MAC Jail
NAS4Free, Who Uses FreeBSD?
NAT, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Configuring NAT
and IPFW, In-kernel NAT
NDIS, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
NDISulator, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
net.inet.ip.portrange.*, net.inet.ip.portrange.*
Net/2, A Brief History of FreeBSD
NetApp, Who Uses FreeBSD?
NetBIOS, Advanced Configuration
NetBSD, Network Information System (NIS)
Netflix, Who Uses FreeBSD?
netgroups, Using Netgroups
network address translation (see NAT)
network cards
configuration, Setting Up Network Interface Cards, Configuring the Network Card
driver, Locating the Correct Driver
testing, Testing the Ethernet Card
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting
newsyslog, Log Management and Rotation
newsyslog.conf, Log Management and Rotation
NFS, Quotas over NFS, Network File System (NFS)
configuration, Configuring the Server
export examples, Configuring the Server
installing multiple machines, Tracking for Multiple Machines
mounting, Configuring the Client
server, Network File System (NFS)
nfsd, Network File System (NFS)
NIS, Network Information System (NIS)
client, Machine Types
client configuration, Setting Up an NIS Client
domain name, Choosing a NIS Domain Name
domains, Network Information System (NIS)
maps, Initializing the NIS Maps
master server, Machine Types
password formats, Password Formats
server configuration, Configuring the NIS Master Server
slave server, Machine Types, Setting up a NIS Slave Server
NIS+, Security Settings
NOTES, The Configuration File
Novell, A Brief History of FreeBSD
NTP, NTP Configuration
ntp.conf, The /etc/ntp.conf file
ntpd, Clock Synchronization with NTP
rc.conf, NTP entries in /etc/rc.conf
null-modem cable, Serial Cables and Ports, In-Depth Serial Console Configuration

P

packages, Synopsis
PAP, PAP and CHAP Authentication
partition layout, Designing the Partition Layout
partitions, Disk Organization, Adding Disks, Resizing and Growing Disks
passwd, passwd
password, PAP and CHAP Authentication
pax, Directory Backups
PCI, Setting Up the Sound Card
PDF
viewing, Xpdf, gv, ePDFView, Okular
permissions, Permissions
symbolic, Symbolic Permissions
pfSense, Who Uses FreeBSD?
pgp keys, OpenPGP Keys
pkg, Monitoring Third Party Security Issues
search, Finding Software
POP, Mail Components
portmap, NIS Terms and Processes
portmaster, Upgrading Ports Using Portmaster
ports, Synopsis
disk-space, Ports and Disk Space
installing, Installing Ports
removing, Removing Installed Ports
upgrading, Upgrading Ports
upgrading-tools, Tools to Upgrade and Manage Ports
Ports Collection, Configuring Linux® Binary Compatibility
portupgrade, Upgrading Ports Using Portupgrade
POSIX, Directory Backups, Setting Locale for Login Shell
PostScript
viewing, gv
PPP, Synopsis
configuration, Final System Configuration
Microsoft extensions, Advanced Configuration
NAT, Using PPP Network Address Translation Capability
over ATM, Using PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
over Ethernet, Synopsis, Using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting PPP Connections
with static IP addresses, Basic Configuration
PPPoA, Using PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
print server
Windows clients, File and Print Services for Microsoft® Windows® Clients (Samba)
printers, Russian Language (KOI8-R Encoding)
Process Accounting, Process Accounting
procmail, Using procmail
pw, pw, Utilities Which Change Login Classes
Python, Django

S

Samba server, File and Print Services for Microsoft® Windows® Clients (Samba)
Sandvine, Who Uses FreeBSD?
scp1, Using the SSH Client Utilities
screenmap, Console Setup
SDL, Determining Video Capabilities
SDP, Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)
security, Security
firewalls, Firewalls
one-time passwords, One-time Passwords
OpenSSH, OpenSSH
OpenSSL, OpenSSL
Security
Sudo, Shared Administration with Sudo
Security Event Auditing (see MAC)
sendmail, Final System Configuration
Sendmail, Sendmail Configuration Files
serial communications, Synopsis
serial console, Setting Up the Serial Console
services, Starting Services
shared libraries, Installing Additional Libraries Manually
shells, Shells
shutdown8, Shutdown Sequence
single-user mode, Stage Three, Single-User Mode
skeleton directory, adduser
slices, Disk Organization
SMTP, Final System Configuration, Basic Configuration
soft limit, Setting Quota Limits
Soft Updates, Soft Updates
details, More Details About Soft Updates
Software RAID Devices
Hardware-assisted RAID, Software RAID Devices
Solaris, Advanced Topics, Network Information System (NIS)
Sony, Who Uses FreeBSD?
Sophos, Who Uses FreeBSD?
sound cards, Setting Up the Sound Card
SourceForge, Finding Software
Spectra Logic, Who Uses FreeBSD?
spreadsheet
Gnumeric, Gnumeric
KMyMoney, KMyMoney
SQL database, Security Settings
SSL, SSL support
static IP address, Configuring PPP
Stormshield, Who Uses FreeBSD?
Striping, RAID0 - Striping
subnet, Gateways and Routes
Subversion, The FreeBSD Development Model, Using FreeBSD-STABLE, Using Subversion
Subversion Repository, The FreeBSD Development Model
Mirror Sites, Subversion Mirror Sites
SVN (see Subversion)
swap
encrypting, Encrypting Swap
swap partition, Designing the Partition Layout
swap sizing, Designing the Partition Layout
symbolic links, Installing Additional Libraries Manually
sysctl, Tuning with sysctl(8), sysctl.conf
sysctl.conf, sysctl.conf
syslog, Configuring System Logging, Configuration
syslog.conf, Configuring Local Logging
syslogd8, Configuring System Logging
system configuration, Synopsis
system logging, Configuring System Logging
system optimization, Synopsis

T

tape media, Using Data Tapes for Backups
tar, Directory Backups
TCP Bandwidth Delay Product Limiting
net.inet.tcp.inflight.enable, TCP Bandwidth Delay Product
TCP Wrapper, TCP Wrapper, NIS Security
TCP/IP networking, Welcome to FreeBSD!
terminals, Virtual Consoles and Terminals, Terminals
tether, USB Tethering
text editors, Text Editors
The GIMP, The GIMP
The Weather Channel, Who Uses FreeBSD?
traceroute8, Troubleshooting
Traditional Chinese
BIG-5 encoding, Login Classes Method
TrueOS, Who Uses FreeBSD?
TrueType Fonts, TrueType® Fonts
ttyu, Serial Port Configuration
tunefs8, Soft Updates
tuning
kernel limits, Tuning Kernel Limits
with sysctl, Tuning with sysctl(8)
TV cards, TV Cards

V

Verisign, Who Uses FreeBSD?
vfs.hirunningspace, vfs.hirunningspace
vfs.vmiodirenable, vfs.vmiodirenable
vfs.write_behind, vfs.write_behind
vi, Text Editors
video packages, Ports and Packages Dealing with Video
video ports, Ports and Packages Dealing with Video
vipw, Utilities Which Change Login Classes
virtual consoles, Virtual Consoles and Terminals
virtual hosts, Virtual Hosts
Virtual LANs, VLANs
virtual private network (see VPN)
VLANs, VLANs
vm.swap_idle_enabled, vm.swap_idle_enabled
Voxer, Who Uses FreeBSD?
VPN, VPN over IPsec

W

Walnut Creek CDROM, A Brief History of FreeBSD
web servers
dynamic, Dynamic Websites
secure, SSL support
setting up, Apache HTTP Server
widescreen flatpanel configuration, Adding a Widescreen Flatpanel to the Mix
Williams, Nate, A Brief History of FreeBSD
Windows, Generating a Single One-time Password
Windows drivers, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
wireless networking, Wireless Networking

X

X Display Manager, The X Display Manager
X Input Method (XIM), Xorg Setup
X Window System, What Can FreeBSD Do?
XML, Anti-Aliased Fonts
Xorg, Xorg Configuration
Xorg tuning, Troubleshooting
xorg.conf, Troubleshooting
Xpdf, Xpdf
XVideo, Determining Video Capabilities

Y

yellow pages (see NIS)

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